Funding sought for governor’s school aid proposal
The Legislature would appropriate $1 billion in additional funding to public schools this year under a bill heard March 15 by the Appropriations Committee.
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Repeal of concealed handgun permit requirement clears first round
A bill that would remove the requirement for a concealed handgun permit in Nebraska was amended and advanced from general file March 3 after a successful cloture motion.
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Proposal would add per-student aid to school funding system
The state would pay public school districts $1,500 in foundation aid per student each year under a bill heard Feb. 7 by the Education Committee.
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Day seven bill introduction
Senators reconvened Jan. 12 to continue introduction of new bills.
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Leadership positions shuffle as Legislature convenes
Twenty-six members of the Legislature were sworn into office Jan. 4 as the 108th Nebraska Legislature convened for its 90-day first session. That number includes nine re-elected senators, 16 newly elected senators — including two members who have served in the Legislature previously — and one newly appointed senator.
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Session Review: Government, Military and Veterans Affairs
Election law updates, an evaluation of state procurement practices and Nebraska’s participation in a convention of the states were addressed this session by the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee.
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Session Review: Health and Human Services
Child welfare reform, licensure requirements and vaccine exemptions were among the measures considered by the Health and Human Services Committee this session.
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Session Review: Judiciary
Lawmakers considered an array of measures to expand prison and parole evaluations, provide reimbursement payments to county jails that hold inmates under certain conditions and expand protections to victims of sexual assault and sex trafficking.
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Session Review: Revenue
Among the proposals advanced by the Revenue Committee this session is a package of bills that cut individual and corporate income tax rates, speed up the phaseout of state taxation of Social Security income and expand a program intended to offset property taxes used to fund education.
Read moreOmnibus election bill clears final round
Lawmakers gave final approval April 13 to a bill that makes a number of changes to Nebraska’s election laws.
Read moreLaw enforcement reciprocity process streamlined
The reciprocity process for law enforcement officers to become certified in Nebraska was updated under a bill passed April 12.
Read moreOmnibus election bill clears first round
A clean-up bill that would make numerous changes to election law in Nebraska was amended to become an omnibus election measure and advanced to select file April 6.
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Consumption tax proposal fails on first round
A proposed constitutional amendment that would replace Nebraska’s tax system with retail consumption and excise taxes failed to advance from general file April 5.
Read moreLaw enforcement reciprocity program amended, advanced
A bill intended to streamline the reciprocity process for law enforcement officers to become certified in Nebraska advanced from select file March 23.
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Lake development, water recreation projects advance
A proposal intended to spur economic development and recreational opportunities in three areas of the state advanced from the first round of debate March 9.
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